Varaha Purana 2.55: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 55

Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् स्थितस्य तपसि राज्ञो वै चक्रवर्त्तिनः । उपेयाद् नारदस्तत्र दिदृक्षुर्धर्मचारिणम् ॥ २.५४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 2.55

Transliteration

tasmin sthitasya tapasi rājño vai cakravarttinaḥ | upeyād nāradas tatra didṛkṣur dharmacāriṇam || 2.54 ||

Translation

Enquanto aquele rei, monarca universal, permanecia firme na austeridade, Nārada veio até ali, desejoso de ver aquele que praticava o dharma.

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Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (state/occasion)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• स्थितस्य: of (him) being engaged
• स्थितस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), धातु: √स्था; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘of one who is situated/engaged’

• तपसि: in austerity
• तपसि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थक (emphatic particle)

• चक्रवर्त्तिनः: of the universal monarch
• चक्रवर्त्तिनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्रवर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (rājñaḥ)

• उपेयात्: came / would come
• उपेयात्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-इ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); धातु: √इ (to go) उपसर्ग: उप; अर्थ: उपगच्छेत् (would/should come)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• दिदृक्षुः: wishing to see
• दिदृक्षुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: सन्नन्त-इच्छार्थक कृदन्त (Desiderative participle), धातु: √दृश्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘wishing to see’

• धर्मचारिणम्: the righteous practitioner
• धर्मचारिणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः: धर्मं चरति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice per instruction; speaker not explicit in verse fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Ethics
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a renowned sage (Nārada) approaches a ruler engaged in tapas, linking ideals of kingship with ascetic discipline and ethical governance in Sanskrit literary culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is stated in this verse; it only indicates that Nārada approached “there” (tatra), with the location dependent on the surrounding narrative context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds dharma-centered conduct (dharmacārin) and disciplined austerity (tapas) as valued qualities, especially in the portrayal of an ideal ruler.